PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Ehrmantraut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nezu Nambara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ehrmantraut might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to non existent. Nambara has chosen This Is Goodbye - Blue Foundation as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Ehrmantraut
vs
Nambara

178 cm
28
175 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

190 cm
31
183 lbs
13 - 7 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

The Big Kabosh

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Ehrmantraut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nezu Nambara!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ehrmantraut connects with a solid leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Nambara blocks the low kick.
Ehrmantraut throws a looping overhand right but Nambara ducks down to avoid it.
Nambara slips a jab from Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut tries to bum rush Nambara with a series of wild strikes but Nambara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nambara looks to throw the jab but Ehrmantraut is out of range.
Ehrmantraut lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nambara loads up on a big right hand but Ehrmantraut slips the punch.
Nambara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nambara connects with a body shot that sends Ehrmantraut's belly button to the back.

Ehrmantraut scores with a takedown into Nambara's guard.
Nambara wants to stand but Ehrmantraut is controlling the position.
Nambara keeping full guard, as Ehrmantraut tries to pass.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ehrmantraut postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ehrmantraut is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ehrmantraut throws a big elbow that misses.
Ehrmantraut wants to pass the guard but Nambara is keeping the position.
Nambara utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ehrmantraut trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ehrmantraut won't allow Nambara to get back to his feet.
Nambara really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ehrmantraut. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ehrmantraut postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ehrmantraut seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nambara keeping moving, preventing Ehrmantraut from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ehrmantraut controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ehrmantraut scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ehrmantraut lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nambara told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Nambara wants to stand but Ehrmantraut is controlling the position.
Nambara is wriggling around but Ehrmantraut manages to pass to half guard.
Nice strikes from Ehrmantraut there.
Ehrmantraut looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ehrmantraut scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nambara is trying to stand up here but Ehrmantraut is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ehrmantraut passes to side control.
Ehrmantraut postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ehrmantraut working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nambara can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nambara is not content to let Ehrmantraut control the position.
Nambara wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ehrmantraut has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Nambara!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut lands a big elbow.
Nambara tries to buck Ehrmantraut off but he can't manage it.
Ehrmantraut is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ehrmantraut working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ehrmantraut in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ehrmantraut is landing with some decent strikes but Nambara is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ehrmantraut looking to finish Nambara with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nambara!
Nambara is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ehrmantraut working the ground and pound effectively.

Nambara is rocked!
Ehrmantraut lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Ehrmantraut dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ehrmantraut tries to clinch up but Nambara circles away and keeps his distance.
Ehrmantraut cracks Nambara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nambara is still on wobbly legs! Can Ehrmantraut finish him?
Ehrmantraut takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Ehrmantraut moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Nambara goes down! Can Ehrmantraut finish him!?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ehrmantraut working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ehrmantraut loads up on a big left hand. Nambara felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Ehrmantraut looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Nambara can't hide his disappointment, as Ehrmantraut celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Ehrmantraut!
After winning the bout, Michael Ehrmantraut thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.